James 1:17
17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
Is God Happy? We can imagine Him as stern, certainly angry, but happy? We sometimes flatten Him from the full detailed picture of God in Scripture to ever only an angry Judge. He certainly is the Judge and the Scripture is clear about His Holy hatred of what is deserves only hate, like sin. But the picture we get when we read the Bible with our eyes wide open is God with a smile, God who is essentially happy.
James tells us God sits in perfect Heaven and rains down gifts on us. To trust God will bring good into my life I need only remember what a lovely, joy-filled place Heaven is. He is Holy, and He is loving with a steadfast love. He is delighted and delights to delight us. Look up to and enjoy the Sovereign smile of God’s almighty Joy.
Prayer prompt: Lord, teach me to see You as You are.